Rutgers pilots ‘gender-neutral’ dorm rooms

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (USANN4)– Rutgers University is implementing gender-neutral housing in an effort to make the school more inclusive. The decision by the New Jersey institution comes after the high-profile suicide of one of its students. During the next school year, 20 to 30 students will participate in a pilot program.The program will allow students to choose their roommates regardless of gender. Three dormitories will be part of the pilot program. Students must apply to live in the gender-neutral rooms, which will be reserved for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.